hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to blame; to find fault with
for example; for instance; e.g.
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
price; cost; value; worth; value
in one's own way or style
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
to rebuild; to reconstruct
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
old couple; elderly couple
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
migration; move; emigration; immigration
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
very likely; very probable
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
(plain) hot water; boiled water
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
big man; large man; tall man; giant